Thank you so much for your responses, Bea and Michalis....There were
many private comments of confusion, and my hope is that we all jump
in to support ISCAR. Clearly, in the past I have not written
directly to the executive committee, and realize my mistake. We
appreciate everything all of you are doing, so much. Just a quick
note: The Journal of Cultural-Historical Psychology (Moscow) was
recognized by ISCAR a few years ago, I believe after the 2005
conference in Sevilla. It is only in Russian, which will be a
challenge. In looking at issues since 2005, many articles in this
journal are truly excellent, with some of the best psychologists in
Russia. However, there is no mechanism in place to help distribute
or even translate the journal. I brought back a number of the issues
with me, and can get the rest of them, if there is someway to get
them made available. I am sure that Inna and Anna in Moscow will be
happy to receive some help with the journal.
Again, a big thanks for everything you are doing, and for listening
to the grassroots. It really means the world to me, and I am sure to
others.
warmly,
Dot
--- On Wed, 9/9/09, Michalis Kontopodis <michalis.kontopodis@staff.hu-berlin.de
> wrote:
From: Michalis Kontopodis <michalis.kontopodis@staff.hu-berlin.de>
Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: [ISCAR News] EXTRA ISCAR NEWS Sept 2009
To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 12:08 PM
Dear Dot,
first of all thanks for beginning this discussion - discussing in
public is always good.
As far as I am concerned, Kevin O'Connor, the US/Canada
representative, is planning to begin communicating per email with
the US/Canada members in in order to receive suggestions and ideas
from all. Other regions have already set up networks or meetings for
more direct participation of all members.
I would also say that the idea of soliciting opinions from members
on relevant journals is a good one. We will do this next time a
journal cooperation comes in question. It is also a good idea to
create space in the ISCAR newsletter for members to express their
opinion before any decisions are taken, and we could also create a
blog for such purposes. We will consider these issues in the coming
Exec Com meeting, which - by the way - is in a few weeks.
Regarding the ICHS-Series and the publishing of PhD Dissertations:
Since it was myself that announced the discount, I would like to ask
all interested members to wait for the next newsletter which is
going exactly to provide all relevant information about the ICHS
Series. Since many years the possibility to publish with low costs
is given by the ICHS-Series editors Georg Rückriem and Harmut Giest
to German scholars. It was my initiative to inform about this
possibility all ISCAR members/ PhD Students but some formal issues
need to be agreed upon before an official announcement is made. I
promise that by the end of October all relevant questions will be
answered.
Regarding the Russian Journal of Cultural-Historical Psychology, I
guess that ISCAR will be happy to support the journal if requested.
Concluding this email, I would like to encourage all members to
communicate directly with the Exec Com - either with their region
representative, the president Marilyn Fleer or with myself for all
issues, we all will be indeed happy to receive feedback, support,
questions and ideas,
in this regard: thanks again Dot,
yours,
Michalis Kontopodis
ISCAR Secretary
On 09.09.2009, at 08:06, Dot Robbins wrote:
Dear Michalis and All,
Thanks for your note Michalis, both public and private. The ISCAR
Newsletter was indeed disturbing for some of us, not understanding
things. If the executive committee made a decision to connect with
certain journals, why were we (the ISCAR participants) not informed
of that? I am very glad that ISCAR is helping Ph.D. students to
publish, and would like to know about those possibilities. Also, I
am wondering about the Russian journal that ISCAR supports,
Cultural-Historical Psychology...it is in Russian, and our
colleagues there need help in finding ways to promote this journal
to Russian-reading participants. To date, they do not know how to
set up a PayPal account to start subscriptions....I am hoping all
of you will help Inna in October at your meeting....and, will help
this journal in particular, as it is supported by ISCAR. I am
curious to understand the ISCAR relationship to various
journals....especially, our Russian journal.
Having been interested in ISCAR since 1998 (then, ISCRAT), I must
say that I have never understood the role of the country
representatives...For example, I have never received an e-mail
giving me information on reports from the executive committee, nor
have I ever been asked for my opinions, nor have I ever received
information on ideas such as Ethos as a journal connected to ISCAR.
I have written to Michalis about this, and think this might be a
good place to start grassroots democracy within ISCAR (now, other
countries have a system where they all communicate, but I have not
experienced that, and would love to).
The ICHS series of books from Germany....again, a number of people
were shocked...Was there ever an announcement for people to submit
a book proposal to the ICHS series? Now, we are receiving discount
possibilities, but I am thinking of the new Ph.D.s....do they know
that there is a possibility for them to submit their manuscripts to
this series? I apologize as I just don't know what is
happening....By coincidence, I received an excellent book from this
series today....Lev Sememovic Vygotskij Briefe/Letters..1924-1934.
People interested in the personal side of Vygotsky will gain much
from this book....www.lehmanns.de. This book publishes the letters
of Vygotsky in German first, and then, translated into English. It
is the 2nd Edition, 2009. Unfortunately, I have not been able to
find out all of the books published in this series. It would be
rewarding to have information on this series of books (past,
present, and submission for future), since ISCAR is
involved....now, returning to ISCAR....some people knew about this
opportunity to have books published in English, with this German
company....but, is this opportunity also open to others within
ISCAR, especially to the new Ph.D. students, who were mentioned
before, as a priority within ISCAR? I hope so....My thoughts now
are a product of a number of people who have communicated with
me....Many of us want to support ISCAR at the grassroots
level.....What is the executive committee doing to make sure these
voices are the groundwork of a democratic process? Please know that
I support ISCAR with all of my heart, and believe that this is a
critical moment....I am hoping for a feeling of "inclusion," and I
believe that our newly elected members want the same. I stand
behind them.
Dot
--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Michalis Kontopodis <michalis.kontopodis@staff.hu-berlin.de
> wrote:
From: Michalis Kontopodis <michalis.kontopodis@staff.hu-berlin.de>
Subject: [xmca] Re: [ISCAR News] EXTRA ISCAR NEWS Sept 2009
To: mcole@weber.ucsd.edu
Cc: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 12:48 PM
Hallo Mike and thanks a lot for your kind email,
usually the Executive Committee does not have a central policy and
only accepts i.e. supports initiatives of its local members,
however sometime ago, the exec committee decided to make ISCAR
membership more attractive including discounts, 'central'
cooperation with publishers, opportunities for PhD students to
publish their work etc.
In this context the exec. com would like to gain discounts for
ISCAR members in cooperation with many journals such as New Ideas
in Psychology, Subjectivity, Memory Studies, Cultural Studies of
Science Education - and why not, Culture & Cognition
One could say that the space in-between Ethos or other from the
above mentioned journals is the Zone of Proximal Development of
both the journals or the disciplines, which they represent, and of
the broader field of cultural-historical activity theory, or
cultural psychology.
It would be nice if e.g. anthropologists would know more about
Vygotsky in the future -- and the other way round, cultural
psychologists profited from debates in anthropology e.g. about
ethnography or emerging cultures - this is not of course the only
criterion
The journals, with which ISCAR would like to cooperate, publish
ISCAR-related articles (even if not only), include wellknown ISCAR
scholars in their editorial borders and have an (explicit interest)
in CHAT/ cultural psychology
There is however no list of formal criteria according to which such
a decision can be made, and I guess that in each case the Exec Comm
will examine each journal or publisher cooperation in particular.
We would be very happy to accept further ideas, suggestions, help
and - why not - critique regarding this issue, and I would be happy
to provide further information or explanations,
thanks again a lot,
Michalis Kontopodis (PhD)
ISCAR Secretary
Research Associate
Institute for Eur. Ethnology
Humboldt University Berlin
tel.: +49 (0) 30 2093 3716
fax.: +49 (0) 30 2093 3726
http://www.csal.de
http://www.iscar.org/de/
On 07.09.2009, at 04:43, Mike Cole wrote:
Without prejudicing the issue one way or the other, how did a
decision get made that Ethos is an ISCAR-affiliated journal?? I
value the journal, but did not associate it with ISCAR. I would
appreciate understanding the perspectives of others. For example,
why not have Culture and cognition as an ISCAR-related journal, or
American Anthropologist and other journals that could be
identified (the new Italian journal Psicologia Culturale and
others???
In brief, who makes such decisions based on what criteria???
mike cole
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:06 AM, <newsletter@iscar.org> wrote:
Dear ISCAR Members,
This is a short extra ISCAR NEWSLETTER with following News:
1. ?Developmental Psychology, Semiotics and Culture? Conference in
Lausanne
2. Full or Assistant professorship in education at the University
of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
3. Ethos is now an ISCAR-affiliated Journal
4. 20% discount to ISCAR members for all ICHS-volumes published in
English
5. New ISCAR-related Publications
For further details please see the attached Newsletter.
with best wishes,
Michalis Kontopodis (PhD)
ISCAR Secretary
Research Associate
Institute for Eur. Ethnology
Humboldt University Berlin
tel.: +49 (0) 30 2093 3716
fax.: +49 (0) 30 2093 3726
http://www.csal.de
http://www.iscar.org/de/
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